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May
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1867
- Howard Univ. chartered by congress |
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May
02 |
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Philospher,
educator Vincent Walker's birthday
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May
03 |
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1947
- Supreme Court struck down restrictive covenents |
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May
04 |
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1897
- J. H. Smith patents lawn sprinkler |
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1798
- Date of Thaddeus Kosciusko's Will for education
of Negroes
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May
06 |
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1960 -
Civil Rights Act
Stevie
Wonder's Birthday |
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May
07 |
1963 - Birmingham
protest crisis |
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May
08 |
1970 - "Chicago Seven" Panther indictment
dropped |
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May
09 |
1862
- Slaves in GA, FL and SC freed |
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May
10 |
1854
- Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield sang before Queen
Victoria
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May
11 |
1865
- Negroes demanded equal rights & ballots
in Norfolk, VA
First Quarter |
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May
12 |
1871
- "Sit-In" protest stage in Louisville,
KY |
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May
13 |
1862
- Robert Smalls captured "The Planter" |
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May
14 |
1888
- Abolition of slavery in Brazil |
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May
15 |
1791
- Civil Rights grated to free mulattoes in French
colonies |
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May
16 |
1963
- Theodore K. Lawless, dermatologist, honored
in Chicago,
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May
17 |
1954
- Supreme Court school segregation decision |
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May
18 |
1896
- Plessy vs. Ferguson |
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May
19 |
1976
- Gwendolyn Brooks inducted into Nat'l Inst. Of
Arts & Letters
Malcom X's Birthday
Full Moon
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May
20 |
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1958
- Robert N.C. Nix elected to Congress, PA
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May
21 |
1891
- Peter Jackson fought 61 round draw with white
boxer |
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May
22 |
1863
- Seargent William H. Carney earned Congressional
Medal |
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May
23 |
1863
- Assault on Port Hudson |
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May
24 |
1854
- Lincoln Univ. founded, PA.
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1951
- Willie Mays entered Major league Baseball |
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May
25 |
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May
26 |
1965
- Voting Rights Bill passed
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May
27 |
1870
- Michael Howard arrived at West Point Acad. Fro
MS
Last Quarter
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May
28 |
1951
- Sojourner Truth attended Woman's Rights Convention |
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May
29 |
1950
- American Bowling Congress eliminated racial
designation |
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May
30 |
1950
- 1st Conference of National Negro Committee
(NAACP)
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May
31
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1909
- Supreme Court ordered school integration "with
all deliberate speed"
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